Clamping device for railroad-rails



(No Model.)

G. SHATSWELL.

GLAMPING DEVICE FOR RAILROAD RAILS.

No. 248,615. Patented Oct. 25,1881.

NrTE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE SHATSWELL, OF WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS.

CLAMPING DEVICE FOR RAILROAD-RAILS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,615, dated October25, 1881. Application filed July 26, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it'known that l, GEORGE SHATsWELL, of Waukegan, in the county of Lakeand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Clamping Devices for Railroad-Rails, of which the followin gis aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in clamping devices to be used infixing fishplates upon railroad-rails; and the same consists in themechanism herein described.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a side ele vation of a device embodying my invention, andFig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts wherever the same are usedin said drawings.

A represents a U shaped yoke, made of wrought-iron or other suitablematerial, and adapted to fit over the railroad-rail B.

O O are the fish-plates.

D is a projection on the inside of one of the legs of the yoke A, inorder that the same may have a bearing only against the fish-plate, andnot against the rail.

E is a lever provided with a curved end or foot, 6, and pivoted by meansof the pin F to the yoke A in a suitable mortise therein.

G is a dog pivoted to lugs or projections g g on the yoke A, for thepurpose of holding or looking the lever in position.

Thelever is provided with notches K K, in which the dog engages.

The operation of myiuvention is as follows: The yoke A is placed firstover the rail and fish-plates, when, by operation of the lever E, thefish-plates are pressed firmly together between the projection D and thefoot e of the lever, and bymeans of the dogG the same may be held thusclamped together while the bolts or keys are being adjusted andtightened, so that by use of my invention the operation of adjustingandputting on the fish-plates may be very much facilitated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim'as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a clamping device for adjusting fishplates on railroad-rails, thecombination of yoke A with lever E, provided with foot 0, substantiallyas specified.

2. In a clamping device for adjusting fishplates on railroad-rails, thecombination of the yoke A, provided with projections D, of lever E,provided with foot 0, and (log Gr, substantially as specified.

H. M. MUNDAY, T. EVERETT BROWN-

